However, we must now conclude with further aspects of lateral and vertical thinking.

然而，我们现在必须总结横向和纵向思维的更多方面。

Vertical thinking is to examine the obvious approach and exclude what seems to be irrelevant.

纵向思维就是考察显而易见的方法，排除看似无关紧要的东西。

Vertical thinking by its nature is in search of one final answer. Lateral thinkers are aware that there maybe no answer at all.

纵向思考本质上是在寻找一个最终的答案。横向思考者意识到可能根本没有答案。

Let me pose a question: Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable? In vertical thinking, we use fixed categories, whereas in lateral thinking, labels may change according to our experience and point of view.

让我提出一个问题：西红柿是水果还是蔬菜？在纵向思维中，我们使用固定的类别，而在横向思维中，标签可能会根据我们的经验和观点而改变。